OT: Idiotic language pedantry

[Daniel Carrera]

Francisco Borges wrote:
> FYI, in the case you didn't notice, this is an *international* list to
> discuss the Ubuntu system. A huge portion of this list (if not the
> majority) use english as a *second* language.

It is native speakers who confuse "principle" and "principal" and "then" 
and "than".

> (I *honestly* wonder how many of those involved in that discussion
> actually has ever substantially used a second language or ever got
> mocked about not being able to flex a second language as a native
> speaker does.)

I am a native Spanish speaker. English is my second language. Do you 
speak a second language? Are you a native English speaker?

> More specifically, my problem with it is that such (pedantic)
> discussions and comments can only restrain those who speak english as a
> second language, and are insecure about it, to post and/or take part in
> this list.

I speak English as a second language. I tell you that it is native 
speakers who usually make those mistakes. It's because of the way you 
learn they learn their language (phonetically) that makes them confuse 
similar-sounding words.

Cheers,
Daniel.
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